Tomato & Garlic Pesto Shrimp Scampi

Dan and I have returned from our weekend trip to New Jersey. One of my college roommates got married yesterday to his high school sweetheart. Their wedding was pretty stellar. They had a phenomenal spread for their cocktail hour and a three course dinner. The dinner was a starter of a sort of deconstructed gazpacho, followed by a dinner of a quarter chicken, beef roast, and sauteed veggies. The dessert was a 3-tiered sampler of mini apple pie, a mini chocolate cake topped with berries and a mini chocolate cup filled with fruit sorbet. I know, I know, the food isn't the most important thing of the day, but this is a food blog. Their wedding was a very traditional Jewish wedding at a beautiful country club...I can't even imagine what was shelled out for that wedding.

Congrats Eric and Jacky!

The ride home from Jersey was....how do I say this nicely.....effing miserable. My GPS didn't take us back the way we came (which was a breeze), then we literally stopped for 30-40 minutes in one spot before hitting I-95, and paid over $12 in tolls. Thankfully, Dan was driving...he has yet to witness my passive-aggressive road rage.

We got home at 2....and I was supposed to be at cheerleading tryouts before 2, so I ran in, changed, conducted tryouts, then came home...forgetting to go to the grocery store on the way home. I did come home to Dan re-organizing the kitchen (awesome) and him being okay with me being lazy and throwing together what we had at home.

Tomato & Garlic Pesto Shrimp Scampi
from me :)

1 lb. linguine, fettucini, or spaghetti
1/2 lb shrimp, tails removed (I used frozen pre-cooked shrimp)
5 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. olive oil (I used garlic & parsley infused oil)
2 tbsp. minced garlic
2-3 tbsp. Tastefully Simple's Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto seasoning


1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and garlic.
3. Add in butter and mix til melted.
4. Sprinkle pesto seasoning on top and cook until heated through.
5. Serve shrimp over pasta.